The Federal Aviation Administration announced on Monday that they have selected six public entities that will develop unmanned aircraft systems research and test sites around the country. One of those entities was the University of Alaska.
Just minutes after midnight on Christmas morning, Matcom Dispatch received a call from 60-year-old Willow resident Dona Carnahan, she was hysterical on the phone, and reporting that someone had taken a female from the residence.
Ninilchik Emergency Services and Anchor Point-based state troopers responded to a 9-1-1 call reporting a vehicle roll-over at mile 142 of the Sterling Highway on Christmas Day.
Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell, announced on Monday, that after a four-year analysis of the land swap, that would have allowed the community of King Cove to connect with Cold Bay and its airport facilities there, was declined.